Harvard Library launches Research Data Collaborative
The Harvard University Library in collaboration with its Office of the Provost, Harvard’s IQSS (Institute for Qualitative Social Science) Dataverse Network, and Harvard University Information...
View ArticleDartmouth Library invites proposals for upcoming October conference
Save the Date and Call for Proposals! The seventeenth annual October Dartmouth Library conference, Making Connections and Cultivating Community, will be held on October 18. This year’s conference will...
View ArticleThe Student Science Boot Camper Experience
Submitted by guest contributor Eva Rios-Alvarado, MS, MSLIS candidate at Simmons College. What is Science Boot Camp for librarians? The title is a bit nuanced, but true to what you might think it would...
View ArticleALA attendees are invited to participate in data mgmt. focus group
Forwarded from an announcement by Shannon Stark, Strategic Projects Librarian, University of North Texas Libraries The DataRes project team at the University of North Texas Libraries invites ALA...
View ArticleCall for Participation at Camp-4-Data
Camp-4-Data is a full day, Dublin Core Science and Metadata Community, Research Data Alliance, and Metadata Interest group workshop that will be held on September 6, 2013 in Lisbon Portugal....
View ArticleRecent job postings for science and data librarians
Here are some recent job postings for science librarians and data librarians: Science Librarian at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Posted on 06/03/2013 Application Due: Open until filled. The...
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Chris Erdmann, Director of the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard, wins best...
Submitted by guest contributor Amy Stout, Computer Science Librarian, MIT Lars Nielsen, CERN, and Chris Erdmann, Harvard Astrophysics, won the vote for best poster at OAI8 in Geneva (CERN workshop on...
View ArticleIntroductory Session to Data Scientist Training for Librarians, Round 2: July 26
Posted on behalf of Christopher Erdmann, Head Librarian at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and DST4L course instructor. There will be an Introductory Session to Data Scientist Training...
View ArticleSave the date for 2 upcoming New England e-Science events!
Mark your calendars for two upcoming e-Science continuing education opportunities for librarians in the New England region: 1. November 8, 2013: Professional Development Day– Scientific Research...
View ArticleHow to Form a Relationship with Your Researchers: Just Do It (But Watch...
Submitted by Simmons MSLIS candidate Jeremy Guillette. As a graduate student in Library Science, I’m very interested in learning from practicing librarians in academic libraries, so I try to attend the...
View ArticleUC San Diego Library looking for RDCP Technical Analyst
This position may be of particular interest to metadata and IR librarians. The UC San Diego Library has a job opening for an “RDCP (Research Data Curation Program) Technical Analyst.” The Research Data...
View ArticleNIH Library is looking for Research Data Informationist
Forwarding this announcement by Keith Cogdill, Director of the National Institutes of Health Library The National Institutes of Health Library is seeking an energetic and highly qualified individual to...
View ArticleCall for Proposals for Digital Liaisons: Engaging with Digital Curation...
Submitted on behalf of Chris Eaker, Chair of committee for the Special Interest Group for Digital Libraries of ASIS&T. The Special Interest Group for Digital Libraries (SIG DL) of ASIS&T is...
View ArticleContribute to the Data-at-Risk and Data Rescue Inventory
Contributed by Erin Clary, Curator, Data at Risk Initiative Are you interested in saving scientific data? We invite you to contribute to an inventory of descriptions of (1) scientific data at-risk of...
View ArticleIntroductory Session for Data Scientist Training for Librarians at Harvard...
Submitted by Chris Erdmann, Head Librarian at the John G. Wolbach Library, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics The Introductory Session to Data Scientist Training for Librarians will be held on...
View ArticleNLM Funding Opportunity for Informationist Services
Funding Opportunity: NLM Administrative Supplements for Informationist Services in NIH-funded Research Projects (Admin Supp) (PA-13-276) The National Library of Medicine, in conjunction with NIH...
View ArticleDirty Little Secrets
Submitted by guest contributor Jen Ferguson, Data Services Librarian, Northeastern University. If you haven’t come across Dorothea Salo’s recent Library Journal article Data Curation’s Dirty Little...
View ArticleScience Boot Camp 2013 videos now on YouTube!
If you didn’t get a chance to attend this year’s New England Area Librarians Science Boot Camp at University of Massachusetts Amherst–or even if you did–all the presentations are now available on the...
View ArticleRegistration now open for Data Scientist Training for Librarians Round 2
The following announcement is from Chris Erdmann, Head Librarian at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and DST4L course instructor. Dear all, Following up on Friday’s introduction to Data...
View ArticleIs it time to drop the e-?
What do librarians mean when we use the terms “e-Science” or “eResearch”? Do researchers know what we mean when we use these terms? Amanda Whitmire explores the definitions and use of these terms in a...
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